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For those keeping score, Decibel’s co-nerds first encountered death metal adventurers Frozen Soul back in 2023 as they were promoting breakout album Glacial Domination. With the blessing of label Century Media, the Texans even tapped this very column to be the vehicle to give away a custom-wrapped Glacial Domination Nintendo Switch. It would be later

Crud Human decency: nice idea, shame about the species. Florida sludge miscreantsCrudhave never sounded especially optimistic, but on “Demiurge Blues,” the first single from their forthcoming sophomore albumHuman Decency, the band returns sounding less like they crawled out of the swamp than like they were dragged back into it with a grudge. The track marks

Ah shit, here we go again. It’s Smokey Goretooth back with a new “Do I Suck?,” MetalSucks’ version of “Am I The Asshole?” where we take real life horror stories and bring them to our readers to decide if the OP sucks for some bullshit they may or may not have done. This week, we

Richmond noise rockersDumb Waiterhave turned down the intellectualism and turned up the ferocity onChange, their fittingly-titled sixth record. The first from the Virginia quartet to feature vocals (and from every member, no less!), the members of Dumb Waiter explain that they sought a new method of expression. After five challenging, avant-garde albums, the inclusion of

Just what the hell is power metal, anyway? That’s what my MetalSucks editors described this album as when they assigned it to me, and I don’t have a goddamn clue what they were talking about. I just thought all metal was the same bullshit with long-haired freaks puking their guts out into a microphone while

You don’t get just a video premiere from Canadian doom mongers, Yeti on Horseback, you get a disturbing short film—directed by David Hall—that fleshes out the nearly 14-minute “Drug Addict,” with 11 additional minutes of sampled dialogue and footage preceding it. It is bleak doom metal by any measure, and may not offer a bright

For decades, the interplanetary warriors and metal Gods we call GWAR have always dealt with change, yet one thing has always remained the exact same: when it comes to violently murdering celebrities on stage, NO ONE IS SAFE! They have laid to waste actors, mutilated pop stars, and, of course, disemboweled politicians, all in a

Well, well, well –if another week hasn’t finished in this capitalist hellscape. Not soon enough, if you ask me –I want to sleep, smoke joints, and pet my cats –or does my name give that away already? However, in that order because if sleep is for the weak, I’m as weak as that old fucker

Greetings,Decibel readers! It’s a week for reflection, experimentation and exploring, as today’s new releases show a wealth of creative minds taking their sounds in all different directions. Although black metal and death metal are now long-established styles of extremity, there’s still room for maneuver for bands willing to be bold while still retaining what makes

Photo Credit – Paradox Visuals – Instagram: @_prdxvisuals Canadian death metalers Truent return with a vengeance as they release their crushing new single and music video “Vilemaker.” Check it out below. “‘Vilemaker’ is the most recent song we’ve written. There was a lot of deliberation on the structure and placement of certain parts, but it

While I can’t condone the AI slop gracing the cover of Agarwaen’s latest and third album, the crazed look and scarred five-head of the Pennywise-wannabe does work towards getting across the point these purveyors of “asylum metal” are trying to make. Formed 20 years ago in city of Kouvola, located in the interior of southeastern

Have you heard the news? Well, you probably haven’t, because those data centers popping up everywhere are loud as fuck. You know, those data centers that offer more computing power than our species will ever need 10,000 times over and definitely aren’t being built at breakneck speed for reasons we’ll all pretend not to think

photo: Dean Tracy Six years after their mosh-pit inducing self-titled debut, Texas grindcore wrecking crew Triage return with In the Trenches, their long-awaited follow-up and arguably their most savage statement to date. Featuring scene veterans from Kill the Client, Gridlink, Cleric and PLF, Triage pull no punches on their lean and mean 16-track sophomore effort.

While we can’t help you pronounceSvjetlost, we can offer up the fact that it means “light” in the Slavic language of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Which is fitting because even though the musician behind this one-man doom project, Jamie Kobić (also a member of Gavran), is located in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he is of Bosnia ancestry. Thus

If Garfield hated Wednesdays instead of Mondays, would it hit the same? Ya girl Smokey Goretooth is back with another “Do I Suck?,” MetalSucks’ version of “Am I The Asshole?” where we take your horror stories and ultimately decide if you suck for some bullshit you may or may not have done. This week’s submission

Toronto technical death metal outfitApogeanare geared up to release their second album,Waste Where Life Begins, next month and the hype train keeps rolling with their latest single for the title track. “Waste Where Life Begins” is thick and chunky, elevated by a particularly strong drum performance from Doug Noel and a clean mix/master from producer

So, I just got back from that creepy little bastard of a therapist Doreen made me see after my third heart attack. She didn’t like how often I scream at the TV, and was worried it could be contributing to my ticker issues. I told her she’d be able to rest easy if the Bears

Photo by Rodney Hicks On hearing North Carolina trioIrata‘s new single, “Goodside,” we’re reminded of a time in the late ’80s and early ’90s when there was heavy music that wasn’t really metal. Some of it was grunge, some was called “alternative” or even post-hardcore. It pretty much covered everything from Dinosaur Jr. to Jane’s

The other morning at work, I was doing some meditating and reflecting, and by that I mean I was hiding in the bathroom at work and scrolling on my phone, when an ad for this article popped up about DEATH. Which, as somebody who recently turned 30…K, I have really begun battling with my own

Greetings,Decibelreaders! We’ve got an eclectic mix of sounds for you today. I know a lot of you will be stoked to hear the newSaidan record, and there’s also something for fans of old-school 80s metal, brutal death metal, proggy-death metal, and evocative Norwegian black metal. Cheers! — Hyena/Risingfall – Heavy Metal Heroes As you can